SAN FRANCISCO — This is the live blog for the second quarter of the 49ers Week 17 game against the Arizona Cardinals. I’ll update this frequently with information and analysis from the press box.
2:02 Hoyer is 6-for-12 with a 74 QB rating. Kaepernick is 1-for-4 with a 39.6 QB rating.
William Powell has rushed 8 times for 38 yards (4.8 ypc). Frank Gore has rushed 4 times for 9 yards (2.2 ypc).
2:03 On second and 13 from the SF 18, Stephens-Howling loses a yard.
2:04 On third and 14, Hoyer completes a six-yard pass to Fitzgerald. Feely will attempt a 31-yard field goal.
2:05 He makes it. 6-0 Cards with 13:44 left in the first half. The 49ers offense is up. They’ve gone three-and-out their first three offensive series.
2:07 The Cards’ kickoff is short. Delanie Walker fumbles it, recovers and runs three yards to the SF 19 yard line before he’s tackled.
2:08 Kaepernick play fakes, finds no one who’s open so he scrambles for seven yards.
2:09 Gore runs a counter to the right and gains four yards. First and 10 at the 30.
2:09 James runs the same play, and he gains 26 yards after evading about five tackles.
2:10 Crabtree lines up in the slot and runs a slant. Kaepernick hits him in stride for a 17-yard gain. First and 10 at the AZ 27.
2:11 Gore runs up the middle for two yards.
2:11 Kaepernick tries to step up in the pocket and runs into Calais Campbell. Sack, four yard loss. Third and 12 from the 29.
2:12 Kaepernick scrambles for three yards. Akers will attempt a 44-yard field goal.
2:13 Akers missed it. He pushed it wide left. The 49ers cannot keep trotting him out there. They need a new kicker, have needed a new one for months.
2:15 The Cardinals start their drive in search of a two-score lead.
2:15 Powell runs left for a three-yard gain. Second and seven at the AZ 37.
2:16 Hoyer throws to no one in particular. Incomplete. Third and seven.
2:16 Hoyer throws high and incomplete to Roberts on a slant. The Cards will punt.
2:17 Zastudil punts it 63 yards into the end zone for a touchback.
2:20 Kaepernick play fakes and hits Crabtree deep for a gain of 31 yards. First and 10 at the AZ 49.
2:20 Next play, Kaepernick rolls out of the pocket to the left and fires a pass to a wide open Michael Crabtree for a 49-yard touchdown. Akers makes the extra point. 7-6 Niners with 7:20 left in the first half.
2:24 Stephens-Howling returns Akers’ short kickoff 16 yards to the AZ 21.
2:25 Hoyer throws a pass to Roberts, it’s tipped and backup right guard Kalamente catches it for a 10-yard gain.
2:25 Next play, Powell gains five.
2:26 Next play, Powell gains two yards up the middle. Third and three from the AZ 38.
2:26 Hoyer throws short for Fitzgerald and Brown knocks the pass away. The Cards will punt.
2:27 Ginn makes the fair catch at the SF 22. The 49ers can take control of this game with a TD drive right here.
2:28 Gore runs behind Alex Boone and loses a yard. Second and 11.
2:28 The Cardinals blitz up the middle, Kaepernick rolls to the right and throws the ball away. Third and 11.
2:29 Kaepernick throws a bullet to Crabtree who makes a one-handed catch. Gain of 19. What a throw and what a pass. First and 10 at the SF 40.
2:30 Kaepernick rolls right to escape pressure and throws the ball out of bounds. Second and 10.
2:31 James runs a draw up the middle and gains 12 yards. First and 10 at the AZ 48.
2:31 The 49ers line up in a jumbo formation. Gore runs up the middle for no gain.
2:32 Kaepernick rolls left and throws a bullet against his body to Walker for a 23-yard gain. And it’s the two-minute warning.
2:33 Gore is having a bad game – he has eight carries for 14 yards. The 49ers cannot lean on him today. Kaepernick is passing them into an offensive rhythm.
2:35 Kaepernick completes a pass to Gore in the flat for a two-yard gain. Second and eight.
2:36 Gore runs a draw up the middle and gains six yards. Third and two from the AZ 17.
2:37 Iupati is flagged for a false start. Third and seven from the 22. That pushed the 49ers out of Akers’ range for the time being.
2:39 Kaepernick play fakes, throws to Moss in the end zone and Peterson nearly intercepts the pass. Akers will attempt a 40-yard field goal.
2:40 Akers pushes it wide left again. No good. It barely had the distance. Good grief. The 49ers made a mistake leaving him on the team this long.
2:41 Hoyer throws it deep to Floyd who drops the pass. Second and 10 from the AZ 30 with 18 seconds left.
2:41 Powell takes a handoff, goes nowhere and the half ends.
2:42 Kaepernick started the second quarter with a 39.6 QB rating. He ends it with a 119.4 rating.
2:42 The Cardinals offense hasn’t had a first down since the end of the first quarter.
2:50 The Rams are beating the Seahawks 7-3 in Seattle at halftime. The Vikings are beating the Packers 20-10 at halftime.
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Sleep walking at home!!! smh. JH needs to tear a new one right now. Take a page out of Ditka’s book!
We are loosing at our own game….
Ginn’s F up really set us back but can we please get a first down for God’s sake.
I’m for any QB who can score TD’s on a sunny day. And it ain’t happening man.
13-0 vikings.
Where’s the deep ball at? Why not have Kaep at least take a shot down the field? Whatever else we’re trying isn’t working apparently
Where’s the vaunted pass offense we were supposed to see with Kaepernick under center? It ain’t gonna be that way folks…..just sayin’…..CK has more physical tools than Alex does, but, I don’t for one minute believe that the woes the offense was having was the QB were a result of Alex being the QB. My thought is that this coaching staff has little in the way of ingenuity when it comes to calling a game…..s-o-o-o-o predictable…..
OK. Bend but not break on defense.
We need a TD now and get back on track.
I don’t think you can blame JH for the play, but you can for the switch at QB in mid-season. It’s not like the O-Line forgot how to block. They’re all either going to the pro-bowl or are alternates.
It comes down to play-calls, and switching to the pistol.
3 and out on all three drives. Wow.
Kaep was blowing on his hand to warm it. I guess its cold!
This team is flatter then a man seeing a nude Joan Rivers.
At last a first down
Get Lamichael James the ball
James is a beast, thats my rb!
Nice block Kap!! A blocking qb lol
WOW james FINALLY gets a call-
Big Suede TOLD you! JAMES needs to be getting the ball as much as gore
Now we’re moving!
That’s more like it.
Crabtree good job.
Here we go!
woo hoo – rolling now
Keep running those slants!!! They work!
Hmmm. Kaep has turned back into Hof’s running QB today.
Yes, that was a great running touchdown.
I SAID..ha,nevermind..it wasnt all that funny..but I tried!
Why is Kaep always running to his left?
WOW!
Akers sucks!
Nobody open………really!
OhGod – missed left again.
CUT.
Akers whiffs again.
Wow it’s in his head now. Come on DA you can get it back.
They should line LMJ in the slot. He would be unstoppable.
Agreed. The skinny little guy has some serious speed in space.
Akers…seeya around kid.
Damn. This sucks. Time for a burger break
Ginn, Walker and Akers need to go!
I need money can someone please pay me to miss FG’s
That should never come down to a FG try. After the throw to MC why not another throw? Too predictable and 0-4 on 3rd down conversions.
Get rid of this guy. They can’t afford to put up with his yips any longer.
Head up Akers. Miss them now. Not in the playoffs!
OK, trying to say something positive here
This offense is looking like the worst days of Jimmy Raye all over again.
Even our QB just tries to run.
C’Mon!!!
We can’t win games kicking field goals anymore…
This 7 quarter collapse is 100% on Harbaugh.
Where is Aldon Smith?
wow, this team is in serious trouble. With this offense and this kicker??? Are they a one and done team in the playoffs?
Need a turnover now
Akers has missed 9 field goals of 40 yrds. and out to date.
2 misses so far & this stat is now rising…
ummm I think we need Alex Smith in I’m just saying and I’m a kap guy
+1
Yea Cuz AS can throw like that right?
You people are all nuts- putting blame on the only bright spot on the team.
G RO sucks!!! Play call to your teams strenghts
Cards have the worst offense in the NFL. A close game, even if they win, will be a big indicator that this isn’t a championship calibre team.
Harb is a fraud the nfl has figured him out..Back to college boy..
Our offense is going backwards instead of progressing.
Akers is lost.
We need the defense to go back to his dominating self and win this for us along with Lee’s field position.
Warm up Smith!
Shhhhhh…..
Haha foot in mouth disease.
MOve Soap to DE!!!! RJF to NOSE and watch what happens!! Soap can hold the point of attack on the edge.
Come on chokernick do something
What do you think Grant? Should JH put Alex Smith back in? Hoe about if we are losing in the second half?
Ummm… no. lol
Crabtree! He may get that 1K yet
Crabtree! Forget Jenkins
That was an ugly pass but he got it
bullsh!t. Kap threw that on a rope low where only Crabs could get it.
+1
I am a Kap fan and support the move. However i would consider AS, yes ALEX SMITH! to start the 3rd quarter if Kap does not get it going.
WE NEED THIS GAME!
Slow down, muchacho.
CK must have heard you! Although that was a blown coverage. Let’s see is CK can grab the momentum.
Lets go Kap!
Here we go
Crabtree our only offense
There you go -wide open MC
All day!!! #15
Finally
Never Mind!
Sweet play!
Boom.
And just like that, all is good in 9er land…
Nothing a fanbase-wide dosage of zoloft can’t take care of.
The foot has heeled. :)
yes it has, 1st 1000 yard reciever since 2002.
Pass and attack..and good things happen.
Kaep must have heard the commentary here :)
Hopefully Akers is listening as well…..
Nice throw!
Kaep!
That was like the KW’s play against the Bears, except on the opposite side.
AWWWW no- Kaep ruined the Smithers Narrative all over again.
Kaep is the solution- not the problem.
Someone gave the offense a cup of coffee and woke them up.
Also, the commentators for this game are even worse than twin Aikmans.
Take the game to Arizona..just giving them a game otherwise. Lousy teams always want the better team to play conservative.
Let’s go Kaep and Crabs!!!!! Down the damn field!!
Finally the vertical game shows up
Only bad thing is now chokernick will start second half.
Two passes in succession how novel?
Awesome job! Crabs first 1000 yard receiver!!!!!
St Louis 7 Seattle 3.
Crap.
Packers just got two huge 3rd down conversions.
They’re are getting back in the game.
We need this game big time, regardless.
You can never count out A. Rodgers in any game. He should have been a 49er. *sigh*
Beautiful pass and catch…
Wow what a crazy play
What WAAAAAAAAT!!! Where have those two back to back throws been my whole life!!!?? I love It and congrats to crabs for the 1000 yard season!
The Rams are beating the Seachickens in Seattle right now 7-3. Are the Rams going to go undefeated in the division this year?
Sweet !!
AJ Jenkins has no clue where to line up right now.
Defense getting hot again.
Kap and Crabs are feelin it!
Crabs is amazing!
green bay has been down at the Min goal line, but for the moment its still 13-0. Go Vikes!
Who can make a play?
The Crab Claws snatched that ball for a 1st down!
Great catch of an overthrow
Yawn…..
Crabtree is insane.
Crabs aka rice, lol stick um
The best hands ever seen!
ahhaaha, JH is such a liar?
was that a one-hander by crab?
The best one hand that Harbaugh has ever seen.
rofl Rib – awesome
LMJ is playing well…needed him earlier in the yr
Kaep to Crab and LMJ is our offense.
L.James is hard to see behind the O-line on those draw plays
No more roll outs, stay in the pocket and deliver the ball!
Does it bother you to be so wrong about EVERYTHING?
ha!
You mean like the one just completed downfield. Your mouth is full. Remove foot before spitting out junk.
Good thing Al Davis wanted Hayward bay
Gore’s doing a lot of backfield dancing today. Dixon must be offering up dance lessons at practice.
What a play!
Nice Delanie! Too valuable to let go!
Kap to Walker! Nice throw and catch!
When you get in trouble you call DW!
those jumbo packages with extra lineman never seem to get much done. Its like the extra 300lb-ers just clog the lanes
That is a throw that very few QB’s can make. Good stuff.
Yeah, a lot of heat throwing across the body. That can’t be taught.
Kaps mobility rolling out of the pocket has bought time for some nice plays so far.
Why don’t we ever play action out of our Big sets?
Kaep is on fire… Gore is stuck in mud. La Michael is beast.
Kap warming up now. Good to see. I want G ro to continue pressing. Not the time to go conservative here.
It looks like Geep Chryst took over the play calling.
The normal running game is getting killed by the Cards DL. Hopefully Roman and Harbs will keep being creative with LMJ – that seems to be working.
Where is our running game? I mean this offensive line is meant to run into people. Where did it go?
MC already over 100 yds receiving
All thrown from a “only Running QB” huh…
13-7 vikings
what kind of a fake was that kap? lmao
Kaep can’t take the whole first half to get warmed up in the playoffs. GB scored. 13-7 Vikes
Green Bay just scored on the Vikes. Minnesota still up 13-7…
JAMES- 2 carries for 38 yards
Gore- 9 carries for 20
I think James should get more of the carries.
FG needs to rest for the playoffs.
I hope aldon those last few sacks he needs, but he hasnt done much pressuring since the first series agaisnt the pats
First timeout. Huh. *That* hasn’t been an issue today.
RM saved a pick
Forget Carlos Rogers, Randy Moss should be playing cornerback for the 49ers…
That was an ugly ball
That ball was thrown too late!
That was a really bad pass. Lucky it wasn’t picked.
3 good throws and only 7 points. Don’t blame Akers, you have to convert on 3rd down!
Why do we kick fg’s?
We don’t.
Wow. Akers is a shot kicker.
Seriously, cut Akers now.
Fakers!!!
give him his walking papers!!
OMG totally psyched out.
Okay I’m starting to feel bad for Akers at this point
nah nah hey hey Goodbye
LOL LOL LOL
Harbaugh you shoulda picked up kaeding- even in the playoffs Kaeding was never this bad.
What the heck is going on with Akers? He is turning into Ray Finkle.
Laces OUT dan marino!!!
“Your gun is digging into my hip.”
Fakers is Finkle now! Lol
Crabs,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx3-sxhewlo
Love that movie, well askers become a female cop?
Jeez. Akers better get an armed guard going to the locker room.
Do league rules allow us to cut Akers and sign a different kicker at halftime?
Akers went from MVP last year to LVTG (Less Valuable Than Ginn) this year.
Once at the Cow Palace The Who got someone out of the crowd to play drums after Moonie passed out mid concert.
There’s gotta be someone in that 60,000 at Candlestick who can kick a ball 40 yards straight.
Ayayay,
Looks like the iggles dumped akers a year too soon rather than a year too late
If Harbaugh can replace the QB, he better replace an underperforming Kicker.
Too late now, the last good kicker out there was Kaeding and he got scooped up recently.
Fukcing Akers is trying to lose another game
Ok, so now it’s clear that we have to either go for it on 4th down or punt it away.
Kicking a FG does not do us any good.
It really looks like it he is hurt. The way he’s kicking the ball, it’s weird. Something gotta be wrong with him.
something with his personal life maybe? Even if it is an injury, this is up in his head
Touchdown Vikes 20-7
nice who scored?
MC the only bright spot. Two near picks and two missed FG’s.
Be like LaMike, plus that guy throwing to crabtree
Lol.
Yeah this is a tough one. They need to run the ball to shorten the game and rest the D. KAP is so-so. Makes some good throws, and at the same time made some clunkers.
That’s to be expected by now.
LMJ looks good. They should rest Gore for the play-offs.
Vikings are playing good.
If we can win this game, even playing like crap, we have a shot to 2nd seed and 14days to find another kicker.
We need to find alot more than that! We’re sucking. Hopefully JS can be good enough to make a difference or we aint going anywhere!
What will it matter with this anemic offense and a defense looking tired?
It wont!
Well, the extra week would help the tired defense, so yes, it would.
two weeks of rest and rehab will make a difference. Too many nicks and bruises we probably have. Rest is good this time of year. Trust me.
And what about this inconsistent offense? 1 good throw and completion for every 6. 7 points? Really?
Yeah Akers has been terrible lately but booing him isn’t helping at all. Kickers need their confidence
Akers’ confidence is gone. Our former MVP can only help the team by being booed into retirement so the 49ers can grab some random guy out of the stands.
I love what Akers did last year but….Screw that. Kickers only have to kick. DO YOUR JOB AKERS.
Crosby just made a 51 yarder!
score?
20-10 Vikes
Akers is like a golfer with the yips. I’m sure those goal posts look about an inch apart to him now.
Seachickens are losing to the Rams.lol
The two missed FGs are only 6 points. It seems the offense are still having issues.
Only 6 points! That is the difference between being up 1 instead of 7.
You can keep complaining about the offense, but this guy has been horrible this year.
Yeah and 1-6 third down conversions.
We need to get the running game going!
I just wish our offense didnt have to rely on a kicker so much.
Wasn’t that the idea behind the QB switch?
Smith ain’t coming back Rib, quit cryin’…
Do you know the difference between a legit question and a cry?
No denying the arm strength, it’s the sustainability of drives and keeping the defense fresh that is an issue.